'Not in my name': The Jewish diaspora fighting the consensus on Israel

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: June 13, 2026Country: United States
PoliticsWorld / International
'Not in my name': The Jewish diaspora fighting the consensus on Israel

Tensions between the progressive Jewish diaspora in the US and the Israeli government have intensified during the annual Israel Day Parade in New York, attended by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who is wanted by the ICC. Protesters booed Smotrich and called him a war criminal. New York Mayor Zoran Mamdani skipped the event, a move praised by Jewish organizations critical of the Israeli far-right. The ongoing genocide in Gaza has made this year's edition particularly controversial.

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